London publishes article in Human Movement Science
Justin London, Professor of Music and Cognitive Science, with his colleagues Emily Carlson (first author), Birgitta Burger, Marc Thompson, and Petri Toiviainen at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, recently published an article, “Conscientiousness and Extraversion relate to responsiveness to tempo in dance,” in Human Movement Science. The study shows that people who rated highly in terms of conscientiousness were more sensitive to tempo changes in music, as did introversion, though to a lesser degree. Surprisingly, empathy ratings did not have an effect on peoples sensitivity to tempo change, suggesting that dance movements to music may reflect personalities through both conscious and preconscious processes.
Justin London, Professor of Music and Cognitive Science, with his colleagues Emily Carlson (first author), Birgitta Burger, Marc Thompson, and Petri Toiviainen at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, recently published an article, “Conscientiousness and Extraversion relate to responsiveness to tempo in dance,” in Human Movement Science. The study shows that people who rated highly in terms of conscientiousness were more sensitive to tempo changes in music, as did introversion, though to a lesser degree. Surprisingly, empathy ratings did not have an effect on peoples sensitivity to tempo change, suggesting that dance movements to music may reflect personalities through both conscious and preconscious processes.